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Published 12:54 23 Aug 2018 BST
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"To be enthusiastic, you need more time than just two games. If you see the rankings after 23 games or after 46 games, you will see differences that invite you to think that any premature analysis is not good."What happened in the games so far don't mark anything definite. It's too early to draw conclusions. In each game we will have to prove ourselves again. This is a competition where you have to show regularity. It's important to bear this in mind. "I always think about the continuity of a performance. This is the most important thing. In any competition you have ups and you have downs."

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